Duality, 2023 (frontal view)
Acrylic box, lights, paper, clay, dried flowers, metal chains, cocoa peat, dollhouse furniture
63 x 50.5 x 47.5 cm
I curated and participated in an exhibition titled ‘The Unforgotten Moon: Liberating Art from Guantánamo Bay’ (2023) which showcased the paintings of former Guantánamo detainee, Ahmed Rabbani, a Pakistani citizen. His artwork, which depicted the imprisonment and torture he experienced during his incarceration, was confiscated by the U.S. military. Rabbani’s human rights lawyer, Clive Stafford Smith, saw these paintings in legal meetings with him, anticipated their confiscation, and wrote textual descriptions of each piece. Collaborating with Smith, twelve Pakistani artists responded to the text to challenge this censorship. ‘Duality’ is my response to two of the texts describing Rabbani’s paintings.
Duality (interior view), 2023
Acrylic box, lights, paper, clay, dried flowers, metal chains, cocoa peat, dollhouse furniture
63 x 50.5 x 47.5 cm
Duality, 2023 (detail)
Acrylic box, lights, paper, clay, dried flowers, metal chains, cocoa peat, dollhouse furniture
63 x 50.5 x 47.5 cm
Duality, 2023 (back view)
Acrylic box, lights, paper, clay, dried flowers, metal chains, cocoa peat, dollhouse furniture
63 x 50.5 x 47.5 cm
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Film (2 minutes, 30 seconds), television set, DVD player, stool
2022
The Mourning Flower
Acrylic, neon light, metal stand
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2022
The Mourning Flower
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Untitled
Mixed media
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2014
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Untitled
Metal wire
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2012
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Untitled
Mixed media
72 x 72 x 112 cm
2012
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